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Dynamic performance of a static or throwing droplet impact onto a solid substrate with different properties

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  • Wu, Jie
  • Li, Ya-Dong

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The dynamic performance of a static or throwing droplet impact onto a solid substrate with different properties is numerically studied in this work. After being released or horizontally thrown out, a two-dimensional droplet can fall freely under gravity. The substrate, which is below the droplet, is either hydrophilic/hydrophobic or inhomogeneous. To conduct numerical simulations, a hybrid method is adopted, in which the flow field is solved by using the lattice Boltzmann method and the interface is captured by solving the Cahn–Hilliard equation directly. Given a fixed distance between the droplet and the substrate (H∗), the effects of Bond number (Bo), Weber number (We), and surface property on the performance of droplet impingement are investigated in detail. With the increase of Bond number, the surface coverage area of a static droplet also increases. A hydrophilic surface or an inhomogeneous surface with small advancing/receding angle difference can lead to the breakup of droplet rim due to the bubble entrapment. Moreover, dependent on the Weber number and the surface property, the leading edge rim of a throwing droplet developing on an inhomogeneous surface may break up before or after it contacts the substrate. As a result, compared to the case of static droplet, the surface coverage area will be reduced due to the diffusion of small droplet segment.

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  • Wu, Jie & Li, Ya-Dong, 2016. "Dynamic performance of a static or throwing droplet impact onto a solid substrate with different properties," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 446(C), pages 158-170.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:446:y:2016:i:c:p:158-170
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2015.11.031
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    1. Zhe Yan & Yan Li, 2018. "A Comprehensive Study of Dynamic and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Droplet Impact on Micro-Scale Rectangular Grooved Surface," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-17, May.

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